Kelly Burdine is the Director of Data Science & Analytics at Wellthy, a health tech startup revolutionizing the way families care for their loved ones and themselves. Kelly’s data team is focused on building out data infrastructure that scales with the rapid growth of Wellthy and its evolving business as well as providing clients and leaders with the data and insights they need to make informed decisions.
Previously, she was the Data Lead at Aula, Senior Analytics Manager at Hudl, and a Data Scientist for the Human Trafficking Initiative, Head Research Assistant at Creighton University, and an All-source Analyst at U.S. Stratcom.
When she isn't thinking about data she is usually spending time with her family, attending sporting events, or taking walks outside.
With the rise of the modern data stack, traditional data roles have shifted and the analytics engineer has become the new "sexiest job of the 21st century". In this talk, I'll discuss how some of the hype around analytics engineering is real, but it isn't as simple as just giving your technical data analyst a new title. Analytics engineering can be a game changer for an organization, but it is imp...